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Loomis Chaffee high school students from Windsor, CT traveled to the Arctic Circle to study and explore their school theme of the year—climate change. Days of capturing data, and even counting pine needles, led to this poem by one of their students.

Livestock and game farmers in Africa often think of cheetahs as no more than very fast killers of their valuable animals. For almost 20 years, Earthwatch worked to change that through our partnership with the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia.

Volunteering has become a commonly used corporate tool for encouraging employee growth and opening up interaction with the world beyond glass cubicles. Last month, Nichole Cirillo, director of strategic initiatives at Earthwatch participated in an online discussion for The Guardian with executives from IBM and other North American companies to explore the nature of corporate volunteer activities and discuss what Earthwatch can do to further the mission.

The latest Bush Blitz expedition has returned from the central highlands of Tasmania. The team of 29 scientists, project staff, and BHP Billiton employees, spent ten intensive days researching the plant and animal species of this wild corner of Australia.

The Earthwatch Australia Foundation celebrated its Alumni launch with a breakfast on March 7th. It was an opportunity to bring together Earthwatch fans, including our scientists, staff, and participants. The event exceeded our expectations, with 70 enthusiastic members attending the function. We were also excited to find that our youngest member is 11 and our elder stateswomen is more than 80 years old.

The Great Barrier Reef will suffer “irreversible” damage by 2030 unless temperature rise is kept below 2°C, a recent report from the WWF warns. If actions aren’t taken to lower carbon emissions and the consequent rise in temperatures, the reef will cease to be a coral-dominated ecosystem.

About to head into the African savanna or the rainforests of Brazil? Chances are you’ve packed the basics: shirts, pants, underwear, socks. But we want to let you in on the inside scoop and suggest a few things you may not have thought of.

Earthwatch’s pioneering freshwater research programme to study and protect global water quality is going from success to success as a second major company joins and we recruit more than 1,500 Citizen Science Leaders.